Here are two "Perseverance" goals we are working on this month:

-To persevere and manage through our struggles

-To identify how obstacles are overcome to achieve goals

01/06 = Welcome Back to School!

01/08 = Ski Payments Due! (trip #1)

01/09 = 6th Grade "Safe=SELF" Workshop

01/09 = Angels/Murphys Rotary 8th Grade "Students of the Semester" Luncheon

01/10 = Avalanche Safety Assembly (Schoolwide), 8:45-9:45am, AMS Gym

01/15 = AMS Ski Trip #1; Weather Permitting!

01/15 = VUSD Board Meeting, 5:30-8:00pm, AMS Library

01/16 = 8th Grade Hamilton Field Trip (Sacramento)

01/17 = T2 Progress Reports Printed/Mailed; Athletics Grade Checks!

01/17 = Leadership Speeches/Elections, 8:45-9:45am, AMS Gym

01/17 = Minimum Day Dismissal @ 1:00pm

01/20 = Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday!

01/22 = Ski Payments Due! (trip #2)

01/22 = Battle of the Books Event, 9:30am-1:00pm, Calaveras River Academy/Mt. Oaks Gym

01/22 = Chess Club, 3:00-4:15pm, AMS Library

01/23 = 6th Grade "Safe=SELF" Workshop

01/28 = 7th Grade "Safe=SELF" Workshop

01/29 = AMS Ski Trip #2; Weather Permitting!

01/30 = Ski Payments Due! (trip #3)

01/30 = 7th Grade "Safe=SELF" Workshop

01/30 = AMS SSC Meeting

02/04 = AMS PC Meeting

02/05 = Chess Club, 3:00-4:15pm, AMS Library

02/06 = AMS Ski Trip #3; Weather Permitting!

02/10 = Lincoln's Birthday Holiday (No School!)

02/12 = County Spelling Bee Event, 9:30am-1:00pm, Calaveras River Academy/Mt. Oaks Gym

02/12 = Chess Club, 3:00-4:15pm, AMS Library

02/17 = Presidents' Day Holiday (No School!)

02/18 = ESS Breakfast Event, 7:30-10:00am, Calaveras River Academy/Mt. Oaks Gym

02/19 = Ski Payments Due! (trip #4)

02/19 = Chess Club, 3:00-4:15pm, AMS Library

02/19 = VUSD Board Meeting, 5:30-8:00pm, AMS Library

02/21 = End of Trimester 2; Last Day for T2 Missing Assignment Turn-in!

02/21 = Minimum Day Dismissal @ 1:00pm

02/21 = Winter Dance, 7:00-9:00pm, AMS Gym

02/26 = AMS Ski Trip #4; Weather Permitting!

03/07 = T2 Report Cards Printed/Mailed; Athletics Grade Checks!

03/14 = Minimum Day Dismissal @ 1:00pm

03/19 = AMS Ski Trip Make-up Day (if needed)

Game Schedule (subject to change):

Thursday, 1/9/25 -

6th Gray vs. Sutter Creek A, 3:30-4:30

6th Maroon vs. Copper, 4:45-5:45

7th/8th @ Toyon, 3:30-5:45

Monday, 1/13/25 -

6th Gray vs. Summerville, 4:00-5:00

7th/8th vs. Summerville, 5:15-7:30

Tuesday, 1/14/25 -

6th Maroon vs. Sutter Creek B, 3:30-4:30

7th/8th @ Jackson, 3:30-5:45

Thursday, 1/16/25 -

6th Maroon @ CCS, 3:30-4:30

Tuesday, 1/21/25 -

6th Gray @ Ione, 4:45-5:45

Wednesday, 1/22/25 -

7th/8th vs. Mark Twain, 3:30-5:45

Thursday, 1/23/25 -

6th Gray @ Mark Twain, 4:45-5:45

7th vs. Libertas, 3:30-4:30

8th @ CCS, 3:30-4:30

Friday, 1/24/25 -

6th Maroon @ Summerville, 4:00-5:00

Tuesday, 1/28/25 -

6th Maroon @ West Point, 3:30-4:30

6th Gray @ San Andreas, 4:45-5:45

7th/8th vs. Ione, 3:30-5:45

Thursday, 1/30/25 -

6th Maroon vs. Arcohe, 3:30-4:30

6th Gray vs. West Point, 4:45-5:45

7th/8th @ Arcohe, 3:30-5:45

Tuesday, 2/4/25 -

6th Gray @ Copper, 3:30-4:30

7th/8th vs. Toyon, 3:30-5:45

Wednesday, 2/5/25 -

6th Maroon vs. Moke Hill, 3:30-4:30

6th Gray vs. Mark Twain, 4:45-5:45

7th/8th @ Mark Twain, 3:30-5:45

*AMA End-of-Season Tournament, Feburary 10-15 hosted by Mark Twain... Schedule TBD!

*IMPORTANT: If you are interested in driving students, other than your own, to sports practices or games that will be off campus, you will need to register with VUSD as a volunteer driver. This will require the following steps to be completed:

• Complete Driver Registration Form
• Copy of Driver's License
• Copy of Liability Insurance; Must show name of driver, vehicle information, expiration date of policy, and appropriate coverage amounts as follows:

1. **Bodily injury ($100,000-$300,000)
2. **Property damage (damage $25,000 per accident)
3. **Medical ($2,000 or single limit $300,000)

• Complete fingerprint process through CCOE

Please visit the AMS Office for support with the needed requirements and thanks in advance!

How many of you make New Year's Resolutions? Most people do, but how many of us are disciplined enough to make them happen? We challenge all of you to meet your goals in 2025! Here is a top 10 list of resolutions from goskills.com.

10. Read more

9. Travel more

8. Spend more time with family and friends

7. Quit smoking

6. Save more money / spend less money

5. Live life to the fullest

4. Learn a new skill or hobby

3. Get organized

2. Lose weight

1. Exercise more!

1. Drop-off your "Wolf Route" bus rider at Feeney Park in the morning to ride the bus from Michelson El... No earlier than 7:40am!

2. Drop-off your student(s) in the main parking lot on campus and always avoid the bus chute.

3. Never drop-off students before 8:00am as there is no supervision until that time... it's a safety issue.

4. Send your student to school with a note signed by a parent/guardian, for verification by the school office, when a change of bus stop or route is needed.

5. Check the Aeries Parent Portal daily for updates on grades and/or missing work (ask the office for assistance if needed).

6. Have your student check-in with teachers/staff before school, 8:00-8:45, for help/support with homework concerns, completion of tests/quizzes, study sessions, make-up work from absences, and general assistance with academic or social-emotional concerns. We are here to help!

7. Call the school office if your student will be absent to avoid unexcused absences.

8. Please be sure your student knows how she/he is getting home.

9. At dismissal time, CAREFULLY drive into the main parking lot and never into the bus chute.

10. If you have questions about any routines and procedures, just ask!

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